A man died in a house fire in Limerick in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Munster Fire Control said it received a 999 alert to go to the house, at Keyes Park, Southill, Limerick city, at 1.38am.
The spokesperson confirmed a male had died in the blaze.
Limerick City and County Fire Service dispatched three units to the scene, which was also attended by gardaí and paramedics.
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According to sources there were “a number of people” reported to have been in the house at the time.
The house has been sealed off for a technical and forensic examination.
A postmortem will be carried out on the man’s body at University Hospital Limerick.
Gardaí at Roxboro Road are investigating.